Distrust of more than 60% of South Korean people to the US nuclear umbrella

According to the Fars News Agency International Group, the results of a new survey in North Korea showed that the current trilateral cooperation between the US, Japan and South Korea is not enough to reduce the nuclear threat of North Korea.

according to the newspaper “Korea Herald”, based on a survey conducted by ” According to Chi Jung-Hyun Research Institute, on Monday, more than 60% of South Koreans doubt that Washington will use its nuclear weapons in the event of a possible incident on the Korean Peninsula.

According to the results of the survey, 60.8 percent of respondents answered negatively about their belief in the use of the US “nuclear deterrent” to protect South Korea in the event of an incident on the Korean Peninsula.

The results of the survey showed that 63.4 percent of the respondents answered in the negative about whether the strengthening of trilateral security cooperation between South Korea, the United States and Japan can effectively solve the North Korean nuclear threat. In contrast, only 36.6 percent agreed with such cooperation.

Monday’s poll also showed that the perception that “denuclearization of North Korea is impossible” increased significantly. is, so that 91 percent agreed with this issue.

A senior official of the US State Department has said that no signs of direct military action by North Korea against South Korea have been identified.

Jong Pak, the US State Department’s top North Korean affairs official, said that the United States will continue to monitor the situation and protect its allies in the region, including Seoul and Japan. /p>

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